The specific areas they cover often include:
Understanding multiplication as repeated addition
Recognizing that multiplication is a way to add equal groups. For example, 3 x 4 is the same as 3 + 3 + 3 + 3.
Multiplication vocabulary
Terms like "product," "times," "multiply," "factors," and "groups of" are introduced.
Multiplication tables
Introduction to and memorization of basic multiplication tables, usually focusing on:
1s: 1 x 1 through 1 x 10
2s: 2 x 1 through 2 x 10
5s: 5 x 1 through 5 x 10
10s: 10 x 1 through 10 x 10
Arrays
Using arrays to represent multiplication problems visually. For example, a 3 x 4 array to show 3 groups of 4 items each.
Number lines
Using number lines to skip count and visualize multiplication. For example, skip counting by 2s or 5s on a number line.
Grade 2 multiplication worksheets
In our grade 2 math section, we have a page of a variety of worksheets that introduce multiplication at the grade 2 level.
Meaning of multiplication
These introductory worksheets, ask students to select the picture that matches each multiplication sentence.
Practice multiplication sentences
Students look at pictures and then match them to the correct multiplication sentence. Finally, they solve the problem.
Rows, columns and arrays
These worksheets introduce the concept of arrays to solve multiplication problems.
Multiplication with arrays
Students continue to work with arrays in these multiplication worksheets.
Multiplication tables 2 and 3
The following worksheets have students practice the 2 and 3 times tables.
Multiplication tables 5 and 10
Next, students cover the 5 and 10 times tables.
Multiplication tables 2 to 5
The next set of multiplication tables worksheets are more difficult, covering the multiplication facts 2 – 5 times.
Multiplication tables 2, 5 and 10
Students practice the 2, 5 and 10 times multiplications in these worksheets.
Practice missing factor in table of 2
Students practice missing factors in the 2 times table in these worksheets.
Practice missing factor in table of 5
Next, they cover missing factors in the 5 times table.
Practice missing factor in table of 10
The next set of worksheets work on missing factors in the 10 times table.
Practice missing factor in table of 2, 5, and 10
The final set of missing factor worksheets, have students practice the 2, 5 and 10 times tables.
Multiplying by two – small numbers
In an extension to the two times tables, students double numbers up to the sum of 30 in these worksheets.
Two times multiples of 5 worksheets
Students work on multiplying 2 by multiples of 5 in these worksheets.
Two times whole tens practice
Next, they work on multiplying 2 by multiples of 10.
Two times whole tens with missing factor
In these worksheets, students work on missing factors in multiplying 2 times whole tens.
Practice multiplication word problems
The final set of worksheets present grade 2 multiplication in word problems.
